American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 265-298
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Literary criticism article which explores the way that Indigenous bodies appear and are used to articulate the struggles between Indigenous and Euro-American cultures in the novels Winter in the Blood and Bearhear.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 1, Writing about (Writing about) American Indians, Winter, 1996, pp. 29-39
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Authors examines the moral ethics, professional responsibilities, and the potential pitfalls for historians and other academics who are studying and writing about the history of what are now the Americas, and about Indigenous peoples and cultures.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, Cultural Property in American Indian Literatures: Representation and Interpretation, Autumn, 1997, pp. 703-712
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Literary Criticism article which explores the motivations of and the stylistic choices made by Mourning Dove and her collaborator, Lucullus V. McWhorter, in the novel Co-ge-we-a, The Half-Blood: A Depiction of the Montana Cattle Range<.>
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, Cultural Property in American Indian Literatures: Representation and Interpretation, Autumn, 1997, pp. 713-728
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Article presents two different narratives surrounding the treaty rights of the Chippewa people, the first is the perspective of the author, Chippewa band member and Journalist, Patty Loew. The second narrative is one that has been constructed through ethnohistorical research.
Ethnohistory, vol. 44, no. 4, Autumn, 1997, pp. 727-739
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Ten documentary reviews:
Itam Hakim Hopiit by Victor Masayesva, Jr.
Siskyavi: The Place of Chasms by Victor Masayesva, Jr.
The Place of Falling Waters by Roy Bigcrane and Thompson Smith.
Pueblo Peoples: First Contact by George Burdeau and Larry Walsh.
Transitions by Darrel Kipp and Joe Fisher.
Warrior Chiefs in a New Age by Dean Bearclaw.
Wiping the Tears of Seven Generations by Gary Rhine and Fidel Moreno.
In the White Man's Image by Christine Lesiak and Matt Jones.
Kahnesatake: 270 Years of Resistance by Alanis Obomsawin.
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Book review of: Encounters: Early Images of Canada's Aboriginal Peoples from the Library Collections of the Geological Survey of Canada by John A. Stevens.
Cultural Anthropology, vol. 11, no. 4, November 1996, pp. 547-576
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Investigates the deconstruction of Native American identity, bloodlines, racism, and stereotypes by examining the works of Native American visual artists and authors.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, Cultural Property in American Indian Literatures: Representation and Interpretation, Autumn, 1997, pp. 675-702
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Author examines the neocolonial practice of cultural appropriation as “theft of cultural property” and notes its connection to the erasure of history and language performed by colonial states.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 1, Writing about (Writing about) American Indians, Winter, 1996, pp. 49-55
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Author criticizes the ways that History scholars portray Indigenous peoples in their writings with a particular focus on Richard White’s The Middle Ground: Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 3, Summer, 1997, pp. 409-422
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Author examines different frameworks and themes related to mixed ethnicities/identities and considers how these factors might motivate an author to create mixed characters.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 1, Writing about (Writing about) American Indians, Winter, 1996, pp. 41-47
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Article examines, compares, and critiques different stereotypes of Indigenous peoples that were promoted by social scientists and the tourism and film industries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Pocahontas' Granddaughters Spiritual Transition and Tradition of Carrier Women of British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jo-Anne Fiske
Ethnohistory, vol. 43, no. 4, Native American Womens Response to Christianity, Fall, 1996, pp. 663-681
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Explores differences between romanticized portrayals and the reality of colonized First Nations' women in relation to morality, spirituality and sexuality.
Gender & History, vol. 8, no. 1, April 1996, pp. 4-21
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Looks at how British culture affected the portrayal of Aboriginal hunters, specifically the buffalo hunters as brave and manly compared to the fishing tribes as being indolent and improvident.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 3, Summer, 1997, pp. 385-407
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Author examines three different autobiographies of Indigenous women that were published between the late 1920s and mid 1930s with an eye to the ways that gender influences the construction of the text.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 1, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Part 3), Winter, 1997, pp. 57-71
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Author conducts a nuanced analysis of the imagery and stereotypes of Indigenous peoples in the contemporary American culture(s) and how those tropes contribute to a colonial narrative surrounding Indigenous cultures and spiritual practices and must be considered part of the context when teaching Indigenous studies courses and content.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 1, Winter, 1996, pp. 91-[?]
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Introduction to a special issue on interpretation and presentation of Native American history and culture; eight authors present perspectives on methods, ethics and issues of the non-Native American as the historian.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 1, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Part 3), Winter, 1997, pp. 75-109
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Author examines stereotypes about the Apache people and how these narratives affect the way that the Apache people are perceived and engaged with by the United States government in land disputes generally, and specifically in relation to the Mt. Graham Observatory case.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, Cultural Property in American Indian Literatures: Representation and Interpretation, Fall, 1997, pp. 663-673
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Argues that while Indigenous authors are determined to express their unique perspectives while doing so in a hostile environment..